Hitler In Africa Threats Rise With Allied Weakness
Washington reports indicate Hitler plans a winter campaign across Africa from Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese ports. Possible occupation of French Dakar could be seen as a direct threat to the Western Hemisphere. U.S. observers note Geopolitical Institute agents have entered Brussels and Paris, mapping targets including Belgian Congo copper. Britain’s wartime freight strategies spark U.S. legislative pressure to seize control of Lend-Lease shipments and rail routes. A Capitol Hill clash over strike control stymies defense production bills. Roosevelt quips at a National Press Club dinner about Leighton McCarthy’s travels, while Britain presses for American military involvement.
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Italy
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Ovea
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Ministry of War Transport
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Connally
House
Texas
Senate
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Lewis-Murray
G. O. P.-ers
War Cost and Local Pay Pressures Rise Across Cities
New York notes rising living costs drive local government raises as many small cities grant wage hikes and larger ones prepare to, sometimes using automatic cost‑of‑living indices. Niagara Falls plans a next year raise to aid lower brackets. A Wor(d) magazine report on soldier morale finds varied camps, uncertain objectives, and strain from drafting men for nonwar service. British financial circles fear South Africa may pull back from its ties.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nigara Falls
WN. Y
New York Monthly
Survey Graphic
England
British Empire
Britain
South Africa weighs gold hopes against ties to Britain
Finance Minister Hofmeyr cautions against assuming an irrevocable draw toward the British pound as South Africa maintains parity while war pressures loom. The Dominion funds its war effort easily and buys external debt, yet fears a self-reliant course. Meanwhile a supply study notes civilian capital goods shortfalls clash with defense material scarcity, as a radio maker loses key staff but still tops output with steel copper and rubber supplies. Electric range sales surge, nine months up seventy percent from 1940, hinting at steel copper and priority materials driving growth.
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Hofmeyr
London
Dominion
South Africa
Edison Filec
Tric Institute
Carolinas Screwy News Gazzette Oddities From Charlotte
News Oddities from Charlotte report a Monroe mail carrier who reads every postcard and a Kannapolis landlady who asks about drinks from a prospective boarder. An Asheville instructor misreads a prowler as a break in when Mrs. Rector points a pistol from the porch roof and learns the next day the intruder stood still.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Monroe
Finn
Kannapolis
Asheville
Knowing When to Break Rules in Bridge and Photography
McKenney notes how both bridge and photography rely on learned rules and instincts. He reflects on recognizing when to break rules, drawing parallels between mastering technique and timely rule bending for better results. He urges thoughtful discretion over rigid adherence.
Finesse Risk in a Bridge Hand Spotlight
In a bridge hand West opens spades and East follows with ace, queen, then five. Declarer wins third spade and clears diamonds, discards hearts to guard clubs, and claims a second club for game. If East finesses, declarer is unsure of the ace, risking no spade tricks.
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West
East
Declarer
Disappearing Act Involving Lieut Buckinghamnear Chester
Report outlines a mishap of Lieutenant Lewis Buckingham 113th Armor near Chester DC as his jeep rolled on two wheels. He warned driver Johnny Tashe to ease, then checked to see the cause, discovering the jeep had veered off balance after a prior turn.
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Lewis Buckingham
113Th Armored Regiment
First Armored Division
Chester
D. C
Johnny Tashe
Buckingham
Tashe
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